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The Merz Family Foundation: 33 grants to organizations, $686,500 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Merz Family Foundation, a private foundation in Delray Beach, FL, paid 33 grants to organizations totaling $686,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 7, 2026. The largest was $127,500 to Willistown Conservation Trust in Newtown Square, PA for charity contribution.
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- EIN
- 233023616
- Based in
- Delray Beach, FL
- Assets
- $13,087,642
- Grants paid
- $686,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 7, 2026, IRS object ID 202601279349102980. It reported $686,500 in grants paid; 33 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willistown Conservation Trust | Newtown Square, PA | Charity contribution | Environment | $127,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | Charity contribution | Health care | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philadelphia Zoo | Philadelphia, PA | Charity contribution | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Misty Meadows Mitey Riders Inc | Waxhaw, NC | Charity contribution | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Episcopal Academy | Newtown Square, PA | Charity contribution | Education | $49,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baptist Health Foundation | Little Rock, AR | Charity contribution | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital | Jacksonville, FL | Charity contribution | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Paoli Hospital Foundation | Paoli, PA | Charity contribution | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philly Music Fest | Philadelphia, PA | Charity contribution | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Cancer Society | Hagerstown, MD | Charity contribution | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Charity contribution | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation | New Brunswick, NJ | Charity contribution | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Penn Medicine | Philadelphia, PA | Charity contribution | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Quinnipiac University | Hamden, CT | Charity contribution | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Franklin Institute | Philadelphia, PA | Charity contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harlem Lacrosse | New York, NY | Charity contribution | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Musicians On Call Inc | Nashville, TN | Charity contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bryn Mawr Foundation | Bryn Mawr, PA | Charity contribution | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bravo Vail | Vail, CO | Charity contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chester County Food Bank | Exton, PA | Charity contribution | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Footprint Church | Phoenixville, PA | Charity contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Patrick Church | Philadelphia, PA | Charity contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cabo San Lucas Humane Society | Cabo San Lucas, MX | Charity contribution | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Iglesia Nueva Vida | Reading, PA | Charity contribution | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Agnes Irwin School | Bryn Mawr, PA | Charity contribution | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Horizons at Episcopal Academy | Newtown Square, PA | Charity contribution | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Historic Sugartown | Malvern, PA | Charity contribution | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| CRC Watersheds Organization | Newtown Square, PA | Charity contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Country Club of FL Scholarship Foundation | Boynton Beach, FL | Charity contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Florida Coalition for Preservation | Boynton Beach, FL | Charity contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gettysburg College | Gettysburg, PA | Charity contribution | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| LCH Health and Community Services | West Grove, PA | Charity contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wayne Art Center | Wayne, PA | Charity contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 3, 2025, IRS object ID 202523079349100802. It reported $578,800 in grants paid; 34 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | Charity contribution | Health care | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Willistown Conservation Trust | Newtown Square, PA | Charity contribution | Environment | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philadelphia Zoo | Philadelphia, PA | Charity contribution | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Franklin Institute | Philadelphia, PA | Charity contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brooks Health Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | Charity contribution | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philly Music Fest | Philadelphia, PA | Charity contribution | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation | New Brunswick, NJ | Charity contribution | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Misty Meadows Mitey Riders Inc | Waxhaw, NC | Charity contribution | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Quinnipiac University | Hamden, CT | Charity contribution | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charity Water | Franklin, TN | Charity contribution | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Paoli Hospital Foundation | Paoli, PA | Charity contribution | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Radnor Hunt Indoor | Malvern, PA | Charity contribution | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Episcopal Academy | Newtown Square, PA | Charity contribution | Education | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Agnes Irwin School | Bryn Mawr, PA | Charity contribution | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Charity contribution | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harlem Lacrosse | New York, NY | Charity contribution | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Musicians On Call Inc | Nashville, TN | Charity contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| College of the Holy Cross | Worcester, MA | Charity contribution | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Cancer Society | Hagerstown, MD | Charity contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | Charity contribution | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bravo Vail | Vail, CO | Charity contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation | Bryn Mawr, PA | Charity contribution | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mainline Health | Plymouth Meeting, PA | Charity contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | Charity contribution | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| RPM Foundation | Tacoma, WA | Charity contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chester County Food Bank | Exton, PA | Charity contribution | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Experience Camps | Westport, CT | Charity contribution | Youth development | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Footprint Church | Phoenixville, PA | Charity contribution | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Community Foundation | National City, CA | Charity contribution | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brandywine Valley Spca | Dover, DE | Charity contribution | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Horizons National | Westport, CT | Charity contribution | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | Philadelphia, PA | Charity contribution | Education | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Laurel Hill | Philadelphia, PA | Charity contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Philadelphia Orchestra | Philadelphia, PA | Charity contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Health care | $310,000 |
| Environment | $212,500 |
| Education | $115,800 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $85,000 |
| Human services | $70,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $13,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 |
| Youth development | $3,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $661,800 |
| Minnesota | $255,000 |
| North Carolina | $70,000 |
| Florida | $57,000 |
| Connecticut | $45,500 |
| New Jersey | $40,000 |
| Tennessee | $33,000 |
| Arkansas | $25,000 |
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Updated May 7, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.